Mixed Norman and Celtic blood

[Splash_4]

Just call me Heinz. As in Heinz-57... a pure mutt if you care to know. The thing that is most Scottish about me is my surname.

[gilmore]

At this point in history there are very few people of British descent who do not have Norman and Celtic ancestry. (E.g., like many, I descend from several Scots kings as well as the English kings William I, John, and Edwards I & III.) However, see "Blood of the Isles" by Brian Sykes, a geneticist whose research shows that all Britons, even the English, are predominately of Celtic descent. The Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Danes, Vikings and Normans seem to have made far less of a contribution to the British gene pool than is popularly thought.

[Nighthawk]

Well, since the topic was brought up- I'm Scot, Irish, German, and English. I like to get drunk and kick my own as... butt.

[Monkey@Arms]

At this point in history there are very few people of British descent who do not have Norman and Celtic ancestry. (E.g., like many, I descend from several Scots kings as well as the English kings William I, John, and Edwards I & III.) However, see "Blood of the Isles" by Brian Sykes, a geneticist whose research shows that all Britons, even the English, are predominately of Celtic descent. The Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Danes, Vikings and Normans seem to have made far less of a contribution to the British gene pool than is popularly thought.

Further to Gilmore's comment, this thread discusses some of that research.

Best regards,

Jake-theonlythingScottishinmybloodcomesfromabottle (but it is pure )

[Master Boid]

Further to Gilmore's comment, this thread discusses some of that research.

Best regards,

Jake-theonlythingScottishinmybloodcomesfromabottle (but it is pure )

That article was a terrible one but the thread in entirety does help the issue herein.

How about typical Pictish family names ?


Best,

Robert

I'd say read this firstly:

http://www.heatherrosejones.com/name...hanalysis.html

Also Pictish names of any sort, that are about now anyway, have probably been Gaelicised by the incoming Gaels/Scots or Anglicised by the English/Germanic peoples over the years.

This is alsoa fine link for anyone reading this thread about linguistics of surnames in the Isles:

http://www.scotchman.us/surname.htm